Biography & Autobiography

Famous Men of the Middle Ages

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Famous Men of the Middle Ages invites young listeners to explore the lives of remarkable figures who shaped the medieval world. Through enga…

Mary Queen of Scots

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most intriguing figures. This biography delves into…

The Strenuous Life

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by Bob Neufeld 4.6
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for i…

Great Astronomers

by Robert Stawell Ball Read by MaryAnn 4.7
Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention of the inquirer as does the science of astro…

Pushing to the Front

by Orison Swett Marden Read by Luke Sartor 4.7
Published in 1894, this is the first book by the renowned inspirational author, Dr. Orison Swett Marden. Pushing to the Front is the product…

Geronimo’s Story of His Life

by Geronimo Read by Sue Anderson 4.5
Geronimo’s Story of His Life is the oral life history of a legendary Apache warrior. Composed in 1905, while Geronimo was being held as a U.…

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by James Joyce Read by Peter Bobbe 4.7
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is James Joyce's groundbreaking debut novel, offering a semi-autobiographical glimpse into the forma…

George Müller of Bristol

by Arthur T. Pierson Read by Dave Harrell 4.8
George Muller was a great hero of faith. His greatest aim was to demonstrate that God answers prayer and can be trusted for every minute det…

Hero Tales from American History

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by David Leeson 4.7
Its purpose … is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved thei…

Autobiography of a Seaman

by Lord Thomas Cochrane Read by Timothy Ferguson 4.5
This two volume work is the autobiography of Lord Cochrane, a naval captain of the Napoleonic period. His adventures are seminal to the deve…

Eben Holden

by Irving Bacheller Read by Roger Melin 4.7
Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country. Having lost both parents and his home in northern Vermont, orphan Willie Brower is taken in by Eb…

John Barleycorn

by Jack London Read by Peter Kelleher 4.5
Jack London died at the age of forty. In this autobiographical work, London describes his life as seen through the eyes of John Barleycorn (…

Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru

by Frederick A. Ober Read by Patrick Eaton 4.7
Francisco Pizarro (1471 - 1541) was born into poverty, the illegitimate son of a Spanish soldier. After a brief career as a swineherd, he vo…

Great Inventors and Their Inventions

by Frank Puterbaugh Bachman and Frank P. Bachman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This book is about Great inventors and what they created. It has different stories like Alexander Bell, Wrights, Morse, Gutenberg, and Ediso…

History of Julius Caesar

by Jacob Abbott Read by Cate Barratt 4.6
History of Julius Caesar offers a detailed exploration of one of history's most influential figures. Jacob Abbott delves into the life of Ju…

Andersonville Diary

by John L. Ransom Read by David Wales 4.7
John L. Ransom was the quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and a Union prisoner in the …

The Life of St. Teresa

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by MariaS 4.9
The Life of St. Teresa offers an insightful exploration into the life of Teresa of Ávila, a pivotal figure in the history of Christia…

Acts

by King James Version Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Acts tells the story of the Apostolic Age of the Early Christian church, with particular emphasis on the ministry of the Twelve Apostles and…

Queen Victoria

by Giles Lytton Strachey Read by R. S. Steinberg 4.7
Queen Victoria by Giles Lytton Strachey offers a revealing portrait of one of history's most iconic monarchs. Strachey, known for his sharp …

Saint Athanasius

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by pattymarie 4.8
A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a …

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